My 2nd cycle was a test only cycle.
I started with 250 EW for a few weeks, then went to 500 every 10 days for a while, and finished at 500 EW.
My thought process at the time was I didn't know how I was going to react to the test, and what sides I might experience.
To this day I still ramp up doseages as my cycle progresses. Now my reasoning is as my body becomes accustomed to a certain level of gear my strength increases taper off, so I add gear to keep the strength gains coming.
Once I've peaked for a meet I jump into my PCT stratagy.